Durban - A 16-year-old boy died after collapsing on a sports field in Scottsville in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday afternoon.
ER24 spokesperson Annine Dormehl said paramedics responded and found the boy on the field where it is believed he collapsed during rugby practice at Alexandra High School.
"CPR had to be performed and the patient was placed on a ventilator before being transported to Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg," she said.
Doctors continued resuscitating the patient at the hospital, but unfortunately nothing could be done for the teenager who was declared dead just before 6pm.
Local authorities would be investigating.